The Spanish Second Category Championship, also known as the Spanish First Category B Championship or Spanish Group B Championship, was a Spanish football competition organized by the Spanish Football Federation that was contested between 1913 and 1926.

The competition was played in knockout rounds and it was contested by the regional champions of the Second Category, while the champions of the first played in the Copa del Rey.

History The first known edition was in 1913, a free-entry competition open to second-tier teams or second teams of first-tier clubs. This edition was won by Sabadell FC. In 1920, the tournament organized by the Spanish Football Federation returned, won by the Stadium of Avilés by beating the Martinenc and the Stadium of Madrid.

Years later, between 1923 and 1926, four more editions were held, but the lack of support from the RFEF, and the cost and difficulty of travel, ended up causing the clubs to lose interest in the competition, thus disappearing.

A few years later, in 1930, Spanish Amateur Championship was created, a competition contested by non-professional clubs and which is considered by some as the natural successor of the Spanish Second Category Championship.

Winners SeasonChampionRunner-up Result Seu 1913 Sabadell FC Cardenal Cisneros FC 1–2, 2–1, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0 Madrid 1920 Stadium Avilesino Martinenc 3–2 Gijón 1923 Martinenc CD Esperanza 4–2 Atotxa Stadium, San Sebastián 1924 Acero Club de Bilbao Osasuna 2–1 Sevilla 1925 Júpiter Athletic de Gijón 4–1 Mestalla Stadium, Valencia 1926 Pasayako LE FC Badalona 2–2, 1–0 Zaragoza

Editions 1913 Championship In this edition, the Catalan champion of the second-tier, FC Internacional, decided not to participate along with the runner-up Sabadell FC, Stadium FC, and New-Catalònia FC. The Madrid semi-final phase, on the other hand, was contested by RS Gimnástica, Madrid FC, Fortuna FC, Regional FC, Cardenal Cisneros FC, Union Sporting Club, and Sociedad Deportiva del Centro de Instrucción Comercial. The champion took home a silver cup offered by King Alfonso XIII.

Fase de Barcelona

Madrid phase

Final

1923 Championship This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa (CD Esperanza de San Sebastián), Galícia (Eiriña CF), Asturias (Racing de Sama), Catalonia (Martinenc), Levante (Burjassot), Andalusia (Real Balompédica Linense), and Madrid (USC de Madrid).

Quarter-finals

Semifinals

Final

1924 Championship This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (Osasuna), Galicia (Alfonso XIII CF), Asturias (Club Fortuna Gijonés), Catalonia (Terrassa), Levante (FC Stadium de València), Aragon (Huesca FC), Cantàbria (Eclipse FC de Santander), Andalusia (Club Athletic de Sevilla), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria).

First round

Quarter-finals

Semifinals

Final

1925 Championship This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (CD Euskalduna d'Errenteria), Galicia (Alfonso XIII), Asturias (Real Athletic Club de Gijón), Catalonia (Júpiter), Levante (Burjassot CF), Aragon (CD Patria), Cantabria (Racing Club de Reinosa), Andalusia (Málaga), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria).

Preliminary Phase – Group 1 TeamPWDLGSGAPtsJúpiter43011526Burjassot CF4211425CD Patria40130151

Preliminary Phase – Group 2

Preliminary Phase – Group 3 TeamPWDLGSGAPtsCD Euskalduna4301656Acero de Bilbao4202754Racing de Reinosa4103362

Preliminary Phase – Group 4

Semifinals

Final

1926 Championship This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Cultural de Durango), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (Pasayako), Galícia (Club Español de Vigo), Asturias (Cimadevilla FC de Gijón), Catalonia (CF Badalona), Valencia (Elche CF), Murcia (Lorca FC), Aragon (Águila FC de Zaragoza), Castile and León (Stadium Salmantino Luises), Cantabria (Barreda SC de Torrelavega), Andalusia (San Román FC de Sevilla), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria de Madrid).

Preliminary Phase – Group 1 TeamPWDLGSGAPtsFC Badalona22001014Elche CF2101452Águila FC de Zaragoza20021110

Elche and Águila withdrew and did not compete in the second round.

Preliminary Phase – Group 2 TeamPWDLGSGAPtsSan Román FC2200424AD Ferroviaria2101332Lorca FC2002460

Ferroviaria and Lorca withdrew and did not contest the second round.

Preliminary Phase – Group 3 TeamPWDLGSGAPtsPasayako LE42021244Cultural de Durango42021054Barreda SC42024174

Barreda SC withdrew and did not compete in the tiebreaker round.

Preliminary Phase – Group 4 Stadium Salmantino withdraws from the competition.

Semifinals

Final

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